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i want to conclude about talking debt ceiling. the reason is -- i was very to work for a man da d howard baker and pete vinci. there is no doubt in my mind power ving congress the to set the debt limit and use it a hostage for other kinds of its is long past usefulness. i believe very strongly we not have a debt ceiling united states house and senate. to get se the process around that, stkpeut's not only me. there is a conservative australia, bright guys, they decided they were involve their egislature forsetting a debt ceiling and they did and that same government said we're not oing to do this again and they removed that particular provision allowing the set alian parliament to debt ceilings. the debt ceiling to me is just monetary policy. really want 535 people of and us backgrounds monetary ns setting policy for this country that has currency of the world. you might want it at first blush it. u ought not to want so we believe in getting rid of ceiling and getting rid caps, improving the composition of the pwublg et ommittees a
i want to conclude about talking debt ceiling. the reason is -- i was very to work for a man da d howard baker and pete vinci. there is no doubt in my mind power ving congress the to set the debt limit and use it a hostage for other kinds of its is long past usefulness. i believe very strongly we not have a debt ceiling united states house and senate. to get se the process around that, stkpeut's not only me. there is a conservative australia, bright guys, they decided they were involve their...
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lift thee voted to debt ceiling. sadly, 199 house republicans voted to default on the full faith and credit of the united states." what do you think? think it is good because now we can pay the past-due bills. they should not have given it up so lightly. they should have fought and presented new legislation to prevent us from having to continually raise the debt ceiling. host: joe was in colorado. what do you think? caller: i think a lot of the previous colors happen right on. you have people in congress that do not represent republicans. .hey are republicrats they don't represent us. i'm a rancher and i'm 55 years old. i get up and work very hard every day. these people go -- what they are .oing in d.c. is a travesty they don't represent us. boehner should've been gone years ago. him and his fake suntan should have been kicked to the curb a long time ago. they don't represent us. it is frustrating. every republican i talked to say we don't represent the country we are in anymore. ist: who do you think representing y
lift thee voted to debt ceiling. sadly, 199 house republicans voted to default on the full faith and credit of the united states." what do you think? think it is good because now we can pay the past-due bills. they should not have given it up so lightly. they should have fought and presented new legislation to prevent us from having to continually raise the debt ceiling. host: joe was in colorado. what do you think? caller: i think a lot of the previous colors happen right on. you have...
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if the debt ceiling is not raised. there are others like laurence tribe who say you cannot do that because that would lead to lawlessness. i wonder what he thinks the present situation is going to lead to. if the president of the united states said tomorrow morning we're going to default on some of our debt, we are not going to pay these, what do you think i should do? you cannot go down in history as the first president who defaulted on american sovereign debt. we do not know what the supreme court might rule. order me asation is treasury secretary to pay the bills as they come in on time and in full, and those people who feel they have been aggrieved can take this to the supreme court. host: what has the white house said about the option? guest: that line of reasoning has been rejected. i think i know why. they do not want that situation to recur. they are not want the president -- host: sounds like you think the option might be on the table. guest: i do not know what secretary lew will recommend. for me it is a bina
if the debt ceiling is not raised. there are others like laurence tribe who say you cannot do that because that would lead to lawlessness. i wonder what he thinks the present situation is going to lead to. if the president of the united states said tomorrow morning we're going to default on some of our debt, we are not going to pay these, what do you think i should do? you cannot go down in history as the first president who defaulted on american sovereign debt. we do not know what the supreme...
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the debt ceiling to me is just like monetary policy. do you really want 535 people of various backgrounds and inclinations setting monetary policy for this country? you might want it, at first blush, but you ought not to want it. so we believe in getting rid of the debt ceiling and getting rid of the sequester caps, imprisoned -- improving the composition of the budget committees, and improving the complexity that many of you would find very interesting as you go along this year. >> thank you, steve. i will talk about some of the things that he touched on, but i want to reiterate, i think as mark said at the beginning, we have made some progress from the debt coming down from the astronomical heights that it was at in the last couple of years. it provided a sense of relief, and people thought, naturally, we can do it to other things. but there is still a need for a long-term fiscal outlook to be addressed. we are still on and unsustainable path. the debt will start going up again fairly soon. so we really don't have a mission accomplish
the debt ceiling to me is just like monetary policy. do you really want 535 people of various backgrounds and inclinations setting monetary policy for this country? you might want it, at first blush, but you ought not to want it. so we believe in getting rid of the debt ceiling and getting rid of the sequester caps, imprisoned -- improving the composition of the budget committees, and improving the complexity that many of you would find very interesting as you go along this year. >> thank...
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want to live the debt ceiling. is, the only conversation i've had with the speaker on the subject was yesterday when i called him and said, if the senate bill materializes, why don't you take that up immediately? you take it up tomorrow, send it to them, and under our procedures, they can take it up in a much more rapid form been if they originated the bill. that is the conversation. when the speaker talks about working in a bipartisan way, i don't know who is talking to. >> the sticker was here just a bit ago. he pulled back from the plan. let me play devil's advocate -- >> isn't that your role? >> you are familiar with the internal pressures he faces with a certain wing of his conference, but that said, what is the responsible thing to that -- from >> no, thank you for bringing up tarp. tarp helped democrats say the country from going over the brink. he could not deliver the votes than from his caucus when it was his his own private -- when it was his own president of the united states, president bush. what the s
want to live the debt ceiling. is, the only conversation i've had with the speaker on the subject was yesterday when i called him and said, if the senate bill materializes, why don't you take that up immediately? you take it up tomorrow, send it to them, and under our procedures, they can take it up in a much more rapid form been if they originated the bill. that is the conversation. when the speaker talks about working in a bipartisan way, i don't know who is talking to. >> the sticker...
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it would extend the debt ceiling for one year. a vote on the measure is expected to be held around noon. meanwhile, negotiations among house republicans, senate democrats, and the president continue, as they try to reach an agreement to end the federal government shutdown and how to move forward on the debt ceiling. you can watch the house live on c-span, the senate on c-span2. >> we want to know how the government shutdown is affecting you. please send us your videos. >> make your short video message and upload it from your mobile device and see what others are touting about. >> next, representative michele watchman, american values president gary beauer, sandy rios and former 2012 presidential candidate rick santorum. their remarks were part of this weekend's values voters summit in washington, d.c. hey spoke for about two hours. >> well, folks, our next speaker is not only the first republican woman to serve in the house of representatives for the state of minnesota, she's also the first republican woman to run for the united s
it would extend the debt ceiling for one year. a vote on the measure is expected to be held around noon. meanwhile, negotiations among house republicans, senate democrats, and the president continue, as they try to reach an agreement to end the federal government shutdown and how to move forward on the debt ceiling. you can watch the house live on c-span, the senate on c-span2. >> we want to know how the government shutdown is affecting you. please send us your videos. >> make your...
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no republican senator voted to lift the debt ceiling. every one of them voted to default on the full faith and credit of the united states. it's really important that the public understand what is at stake in these debates. today is president lincoln's birthday, february 2, is when we used to always celebrate it. now it's a whole weekend and a week and the rest. february 12. president lincoln said, public sentiment is everything. the public has to know how they are affected by public policy in washington, d.c. they want america to have a raise. america deserves a raise. the work eth exis alive and well in our country, we're hearing from economists how the creativity thrives across america and that is what creates jobs for an economy that works for all americans. so we're very excited that a year of action, working with the president, hopefully working in a bipartisan way and in that spirit, i'm pleased to yield to the distinguished democratic whip of the house, the gentleman from maryland, mr. hoyer. mr. hoyer: thank you, madam leader. c
no republican senator voted to lift the debt ceiling. every one of them voted to default on the full faith and credit of the united states. it's really important that the public understand what is at stake in these debates. today is president lincoln's birthday, february 2, is when we used to always celebrate it. now it's a whole weekend and a week and the rest. february 12. president lincoln said, public sentiment is everything. the public has to know how they are affected by public policy in...
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if the debt ceiling is not raised. there are others like laurence tribe who say you cannot do that because that would lead to lawlessness. i wonder what he thinks the present situation is going to lead to. if the president of the united states said tomorrow morning we're going to default on some of our debt, we are not going to pay these, what do you think i should do? you cannot go down in history as the first president who defaulted on american sovereign debt. we do not know what the supreme court might rule. my recommendation is order me as treasury secretary to pay the bills as they come in on time and in full, and those people who feel they have been aggrieved can take this to the supreme court. host: what has the white house said about the option? guest: that line of reasoning has been rejected. i think i know why. they do not want that situation to recur. they are not wanting the president -- host: sounds like you think the option might be on the table. guest: i do not know what secretary lew will recommend. for
if the debt ceiling is not raised. there are others like laurence tribe who say you cannot do that because that would lead to lawlessness. i wonder what he thinks the present situation is going to lead to. if the president of the united states said tomorrow morning we're going to default on some of our debt, we are not going to pay these, what do you think i should do? you cannot go down in history as the first president who defaulted on american sovereign debt. we do not know what the supreme...
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i told him i thought he should trade keystone pipeline for a vote on the debt ceiling. just go ahead and give that to tea tea party years -- partiers. it seems like it is politically tangled around her ankles. it was just a blank stare. politically, i am not the world's most finessefull. >> one less item, bill gates -- we all know from microsoft and the gates foundation, spoke at the atlantic last week. he came in and did a form we organized and he made the emphatic point that innovation and economic growth in the future essentially did not depend on washington and could bypass washington. very interesting, provocative comment. looking at the government as the fundamental core building block of wood so much other innovation was built, would -- that would have been -- i would have started with her. does innovation and growth in america, to bypass washington? dysfunctionington's is that something that will keep the economy -- >> i think bill gates is right on the mark. washington, d.c. is at great risk of becoming somewhat irrelevant. the panel you have before with grover
i told him i thought he should trade keystone pipeline for a vote on the debt ceiling. just go ahead and give that to tea tea party years -- partiers. it seems like it is politically tangled around her ankles. it was just a blank stare. politically, i am not the world's most finessefull. >> one less item, bill gates -- we all know from microsoft and the gates foundation, spoke at the atlantic last week. he came in and did a form we organized and he made the emphatic point that innovation...
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guest: are you for raising the debt ceiling, a clean debt ceiling increase? guest: the most conservative principle is paying your debts, we do not have a choice to pay our debt, we have to pay it. i hope in the next couple of weeks we get concessions for long-term debt reduction. there is a proposal that would achieve $4 trillion in savings over the next 10 years in return $1.5 trillion.by host: what is the proposal? guest: there are instructions to report out bill -- the notion would be that we have to achieve $4 trillion in in at nine years in savings in return for increasing the debt limit today by $1.5 trillion. it would be irresponsible not to pay the debt. when the president suggests the only thing he will sign is a clean debt ceiling, that he responsible. that's irresponsible. if we do not tackle the long-term drivers of our debt we will ensure fiscal collapse. by ensuring we are no longer the world's superpower. host: we are talking to david jolly, republican of florida, endorsing and supporting represented daniel webster from his home state for speak
guest: are you for raising the debt ceiling, a clean debt ceiling increase? guest: the most conservative principle is paying your debts, we do not have a choice to pay our debt, we have to pay it. i hope in the next couple of weeks we get concessions for long-term debt reduction. there is a proposal that would achieve $4 trillion in savings over the next 10 years in return $1.5 trillion.by host: what is the proposal? guest: there are instructions to report out bill -- the notion would be that...
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,he american express ceo said if the united states hits the debt ceiling and is not able to pay its debts, consequences will be immediate and dramatic. been thed states has wealthiest nation on the planet for 100 years. the united believed states would not pay its bills. if the u.s. defaults, the world financial system literally unwinds. a harvard business school professor said this week the economic risk to the average american if the government default on its debts are so great, i find it hard to believe policymakers would ever allow it. the entire crisis is unnecessary and avoidable. yet we are here today, still facing this potential catastrophic crisis because, in my view, a small minority from one party and one house decided to hold the federal government and the global economy hostage to defund or delay a health care law they find objectionable. and health care that passed the senate on december 24, 2000 nine, passed the house on march 21, 2010, was signed into law by president obama march 23, and upheld by the supreme court june 28, 2012. hundreds of committees held hearings on the
,he american express ceo said if the united states hits the debt ceiling and is not able to pay its debts, consequences will be immediate and dramatic. been thed states has wealthiest nation on the planet for 100 years. the united believed states would not pay its bills. if the u.s. defaults, the world financial system literally unwinds. a harvard business school professor said this week the economic risk to the average american if the government default on its debts are so great, i find it...
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the debt ceiling. can you give us the latest and where you stand on that plan that house republicans leaders are coming up with the echo ?uest yesterday, the discussion was about extending the debt ceiling. there seems to be an acceptance of the idea that it needs to be extended for a year. i don't agree with that. we can do it over a short. of time so we have some restraint between now and the november elections. that is not the consensus among the majority in congress today. the question becomes, what do we attach to it so that it leads to some improvement in policy echo a number of ideas have been brought up. or change the 30 hour workweek to a 40 hour workweek. they're being pushed back to part-time so employers don't have to comply with obamacare. it makes a difference as the president moves the ball on obamacare. what we attach that is still an open question. in the end, we will go through and for some votes in the united states senate that will mollify -- qualify. the washington post writing abo
the debt ceiling. can you give us the latest and where you stand on that plan that house republicans leaders are coming up with the echo ?uest yesterday, the discussion was about extending the debt ceiling. there seems to be an acceptance of the idea that it needs to be extended for a year. i don't agree with that. we can do it over a short. of time so we have some restraint between now and the november elections. that is not the consensus among the majority in congress today. the question...
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host: as far as the debt ceiling, would you approve of passing the debt ceiling and let that deadline past? guest: the debt ceiling is something that i think is going to have a lot of moving parts to it. in the last 50 years, when you have had a divided government, you always work with the spending and debt ceiling together. regardless of what the administration, the president says. you have always adhered over the last five decades peer we have done that. there is got to be some give and take over that. the president says he is not going to negotiate, so that be a problem. host: halaby voted in the past? -- how have you voted in the past? guest: i have a voted both for and against the depending on what is and appeared we have based our decision on that. i voted to move it to may. .hen they came up last year but i have also voted not to raise it. it just depends on what the debt ceiling till is, just like any other piece of legislation. post" sayswashington it could include a one-year debt increase, which could allow us a one-year delay of the health care law, and move along the keyst
host: as far as the debt ceiling, would you approve of passing the debt ceiling and let that deadline past? guest: the debt ceiling is something that i think is going to have a lot of moving parts to it. in the last 50 years, when you have had a divided government, you always work with the spending and debt ceiling together. regardless of what the administration, the president says. you have always adhered over the last five decades peer we have done that. there is got to be some give and take...
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lawmakers will continue to debate on a measure in the senate to lift the debt ceiling until 2014. according to treasury secretary jack lew, nations borrowing limit will be met this thursday. for an update on the current shutdown talks, we spoke this morning with a capitol hill reporter. for more on the talks going on behind the scenes, we bring on a national congressional correspondent who has been helping us cover the twists and turns of what is going on. good morning. thanks for joining us. here is a story from "the washington -- "the national journal." where is that sense of optimism coming from? they are boiling down the issues to spending cap levels for the next few months , the length of a debt ceiling discussion. a series ofis disagreements on length of time and other aspects, other concessions that might be added to this. what is the schedule of meetings today, what are you watching? caller: meetings will begin with the leaders. house members who took off saturday, in what could be ff, they willa hu be returning in the afternoon, actually around 6:30 p.m., four votes. host
lawmakers will continue to debate on a measure in the senate to lift the debt ceiling until 2014. according to treasury secretary jack lew, nations borrowing limit will be met this thursday. for an update on the current shutdown talks, we spoke this morning with a capitol hill reporter. for more on the talks going on behind the scenes, we bring on a national congressional correspondent who has been helping us cover the twists and turns of what is going on. good morning. thanks for joining us....
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ceiling. the national debt has doubled in the time that he has been in congress. this is immoral. we are passing on a debt to our children and grandchildren. my daughters' share of the national debt is $50,000. we can't keep spending the way we are. i don't believe in a bloated federal bureaucracy. we need to return a lot of that power to the states because iowans know what is best. iowans are working for iowans our way is working. washington, d.c. is not. >> thank you both. it's been a quick hour i guess we could say here for some parts. we've had a pretty good discussion. we appreciate you joining us around the table tonight. thank you for the answers to our questions. >> thank you. as we wind down this hour-long discussion we want the candidates to share their closing thoughts with the viewers who are shaping their voting decisions as we speak. mr. braley, you have the first word. ms. ernst, you have the last. start with your closing thoughts please. >> thanks, amanda. congress isn't workin
ceiling. the national debt has doubled in the time that he has been in congress. this is immoral. we are passing on a debt to our children and grandchildren. my daughters' share of the national debt is $50,000. we can't keep spending the way we are. i don't believe in a bloated federal bureaucracy. we need to return a lot of that power to the states because iowans know what is best. iowans are working for iowans our way is working. washington, d.c. is not. >> thank you both. it's been a...
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a few more questions on how raising the debt ceiling works. robert january asks -- not raising it does not mean automatic the fault, not money is coming in to pay interest on debt, he says we should cut spending. can you talk about how that works? >> that is not the truth at all, if you do not raise the debt ceiling you will have enough money to pay interest, because interest payments happened to be very sporadic. money comes in and gets paid in larger and smaller chunks and the timing is not guaranteed at all, so it is incredibly risky because you do not know at which moment you would not be able to pay the interest on the debt. we would have default if we did not raise the debt ceiling. there is talk of prioritizing the money towards some things over other things, but those interest payments jump up and down, they cannot be smoothed at our own discretion. very risky territory. i do not think we should be talking about this at all. it is not the way to use which we do need to do, like dealing with our tax code. talking about default thing if
a few more questions on how raising the debt ceiling works. robert january asks -- not raising it does not mean automatic the fault, not money is coming in to pay interest on debt, he says we should cut spending. can you talk about how that works? >> that is not the truth at all, if you do not raise the debt ceiling you will have enough money to pay interest, because interest payments happened to be very sporadic. money comes in and gets paid in larger and smaller chunks and the timing is...
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. >> on the debt ceiling, do you envision any scenario where a debt ceiling increase passed the house with at least -- without at least some provision dealing with spending or debt or some other reform dealing with jobs -- >> we're going to have the conversation about the debt limit. we know what the obstacles are that we face. but, listen, we believe that defaulting on our debt is the wrong thing. we don't want to do that. and so we're going to have a conversation this afternoon about the way forward on this issue. >> do you expect to have an alternative health care bill on the floor this year? >> you know, we had an alternative when they passed obamacare. consisting of eight or nine points, which we thought would make the health care insurance system much more cost competitive than what we have today. it was rejected. that bill is still out there. but we've got other bills that have been introduced over the last year by various members of our conference. so we're going to have a conversation today about the way forward on obamacare. we still believe that obamacare is not good for th
. >> on the debt ceiling, do you envision any scenario where a debt ceiling increase passed the house with at least -- without at least some provision dealing with spending or debt or some other reform dealing with jobs -- >> we're going to have the conversation about the debt limit. we know what the obstacles are that we face. but, listen, we believe that defaulting on our debt is the wrong thing. we don't want to do that. and so we're going to have a conversation this afternoon...
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you know we continue to raise the debt ceiling. last time i voted for debt ceiling increase was 1997. the debt of our nation was 5.7 trillion dollars and today it's over 17 trillion. that's why i believe we cannot continue to fix the problems in afghanistan when we cannot fix the roads in east and north carolina. host: after the president announce meant yesterday you sent this letter to the president. i'll get you to expand. the 2002 authorization of the use of military force against iraq authorized military force specifically to defend the national security of the united states against the continuing threat posed by iraq and enforced all relevant u.s. resolutions regarding iraq. the current situation in iraq clearly does not meet these criteria as it is obvious from a full reading of the legislation that weapons of mass destruction were the continuing threat being referenced. guest: peter, i have said many times that the worse decision i ever made since i became a congressman was to give president bush the authority to by pass con
you know we continue to raise the debt ceiling. last time i voted for debt ceiling increase was 1997. the debt of our nation was 5.7 trillion dollars and today it's over 17 trillion. that's why i believe we cannot continue to fix the problems in afghanistan when we cannot fix the roads in east and north carolina. host: after the president announce meant yesterday you sent this letter to the president. i'll get you to expand. the 2002 authorization of the use of military force against iraq...
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the debt ceiling is coming up. if anybody had a credit card that you have maxed out on and you have demonstrated credit thinkiness, do you the credit company will expand further your ability to borrow money? that is what the debt ceiling will be all about. we have not solved our problem with medicare or social security and we are not living within our means, we need to get a higher level credit card. i have never voted for a debt ceiling increase. i think it is the addiction you can always raise the debt ceiling that keeps us from making the hard choices about our spending. if you want to see our economy grow, have the president and the congress lead solving medicare and social security and cleaning up the defense department and getting rid of the waste and you will see this country boom, because the confidence will be restored. host: one more call from our democrats line. caller: good morning. i think the senator is being disingenuous when he says he knows the outcome of obamacare. no one knows what the outcome of
the debt ceiling is coming up. if anybody had a credit card that you have maxed out on and you have demonstrated credit thinkiness, do you the credit company will expand further your ability to borrow money? that is what the debt ceiling will be all about. we have not solved our problem with medicare or social security and we are not living within our means, we need to get a higher level credit card. i have never voted for a debt ceiling increase. i think it is the addiction you can always...
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debt ceiling. boehner speaking on ? guest: the caucus ar guest:behind the scenes, speaker john boehner, from what my context tell me, has always wanted to avoid default. he had meetings with members at the capital and talked about trying to get some fiscal package together to avert default. to use,is trying simultaneously, the debt limit as a leverage point trade he wants to get some sort of healthcare concession or tax reform concession from the debt limit heard but it is wanted is byt rate the problem signaling this privately in a godly to the new york times, a lot of conservative members think that boehner is in some ways caving ahead of the deadline or signaling his intention so that the country knows it will not default. something that boehner has to do with constantly and is not easy. editorobert costa is the is thewashington -- washington editor of the "national review" magazine. there is this picture, panic on capitol hill, of a woman who drove the car who was shot dead by capitol hill poli
debt ceiling. boehner speaking on ? guest: the caucus ar guest:behind the scenes, speaker john boehner, from what my context tell me, has always wanted to avoid default. he had meetings with members at the capital and talked about trying to get some fiscal package together to avert default. to use,is trying simultaneously, the debt limit as a leverage point trade he wants to get some sort of healthcare concession or tax reform concession from the debt limit heard but it is wanted is byt rate...
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we have a debt issue and debt ceiling crisis. both parties are to blame. republicans and democrats go along to get along. they're going to do it again right before the holidays. they're going to raise the debt ceiling with little or no debate. i think the politician of the year was teddy cruz. he put the issue -- did the filibuster -- i hope people wake up about this growing step -- growing debt. host: chris christie saying it was the best year for him. john kerry also listed as a good year. here is shea from florida, democrats line. caller: good morning. my comment is that the -- i'm talking about the crowds, republicans, independents, all of the politicians. are all claim they christians and christians are about helping people. jobs, they did not want to and -- they do not want to extend the unemployment benefit insurance for people who are going to lose. they won't bring up any jobs. we are the people and we as american people also -- we are divided. we keep getting what we are getting. we claim we are christians but we are not. thank you. here is brian
we have a debt issue and debt ceiling crisis. both parties are to blame. republicans and democrats go along to get along. they're going to do it again right before the holidays. they're going to raise the debt ceiling with little or no debate. i think the politician of the year was teddy cruz. he put the issue -- did the filibuster -- i hope people wake up about this growing step -- growing debt. host: chris christie saying it was the best year for him. john kerry also listed as a good year....
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we do agree in negotiating an increase in the debt ceiling as part of this increase on spending caps, and does the speaker's race, kate this? pres. obama: i am sure the speaker's race complicates these negotiations. that is a rhetorical question. [laughter] pres. obama: it will complicate the negotiations, but when it comes to the debt ceiling, we are not going back there. maybe it's been a while, so let me just refresh everybody's memory -- raising the debt ceiling does not authorize us to spend more, it simply authorizes us to pay the bills that we have already incurred. it is the way for the united states to maintain its good credit rating. the full faith and credit of the united states. historically, we do not mess with it. gets messed with, it will have propounded applications -- implications for the global economy and will put our financial system in the kind of tells ben that we saw -- inlspin that we saw back 2007 or 2008. so we are not going to negotiate on that. it has to get done in the next five weeks. so even though the continuing resolution to keep the government open bl
we do agree in negotiating an increase in the debt ceiling as part of this increase on spending caps, and does the speaker's race, kate this? pres. obama: i am sure the speaker's race complicates these negotiations. that is a rhetorical question. [laughter] pres. obama: it will complicate the negotiations, but when it comes to the debt ceiling, we are not going back there. maybe it's been a while, so let me just refresh everybody's memory -- raising the debt ceiling does not authorize us to...
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we raised the debt ceiling -- [applause] we raised the debt ceiling, and -- ceiling an unspecified amount. mr. president, you can raise it as much as you want until march 2017. so i kept him awake until 3:00 in the morning, filibustering against it. [cheering] [applause] i can tell you they were less than happy with me, and i heard a few words that i cannot reveal on the national stage as they walked by my desk. there were quite a few epithets being hurled at me because they were unhappy at being there at 3:00 in the morning. i said, look, the country is worth us having a debate over this. [applause] and i told them, i said, you go outside the beltway -- this was at 2:00 in the morning -- i said, you drive outside the beltway and you stop at the first grocery store, you stop at the first convenience store gas station, and you introduce yourself to the first person you meet and you ask them, is it a good idea to raise the debt ceiling and raise the spending at the same time? it is like giving the college kid who has $2000 of debt on their credit card, giving them more credit. who does that
we raised the debt ceiling -- [applause] we raised the debt ceiling, and -- ceiling an unspecified amount. mr. president, you can raise it as much as you want until march 2017. so i kept him awake until 3:00 in the morning, filibustering against it. [cheering] [applause] i can tell you they were less than happy with me, and i heard a few words that i cannot reveal on the national stage as they walked by my desk. there were quite a few epithets being hurled at me because they were unhappy at...
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it will be a never-ending debt ceiling. we are just going to have to keep on raising it until our kids are sleeping in the streets of the nation that our father sounded. host: that's matthew in alabama. emily in new hampshire, auburn, republican line. hi. caller: good morning. he previous speaker, the teacher, what a fresh person to hear. i wish i could give her a call. but my reference to the speaker at was talking about 1865, slavery, and apresident obama won election, all white people get plotting. i came from a european country 26 years ago as a refugee. i got my citizenship in 1995. i was watching in disbelief people who were hoping that 1865 mentality of slavery, something they missed or almost -- a token for excuse. they are not going to move anywhere with that attitude. i came here with nothing. with two luggage suitcases, and my kids went to school where 70% population were kids from african-american community. my kids went to college and wonderful job with education and working. a lot of kids i knew from their chi
it will be a never-ending debt ceiling. we are just going to have to keep on raising it until our kids are sleeping in the streets of the nation that our father sounded. host: that's matthew in alabama. emily in new hampshire, auburn, republican line. hi. caller: good morning. he previous speaker, the teacher, what a fresh person to hear. i wish i could give her a call. but my reference to the speaker at was talking about 1865, slavery, and apresident obama won election, all white people get...
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host: tough decisions like raising the debt ceiling? guest: there has not been in opposition to raising the debt ceiling -- if there is a plan. we continue to raise a debt like having a 30 year mortgage and saying now i have a 40 year mortgage, now i have a 50 your mortgage. you are never making the payments to pay it down. if we have a plan to pay it down, we understand the deficit -- the debt ceiling will increase in the short run to bring in better fiscal policy. host: and in florida. in florida. a republican. good morning. caller: there is so much, so many things going on lately. c-span is wonderful. i just can't get over how wonderful you guys are. first of all, i would like to say something in my opening year or thislast year before the election when the caucus that i'm forgetting which caucus shut down the house and had the private telephone with nancy pelosi -- was at the black caucus that the that? -- that did that? host: are you talking about this in an over gun issues? caller: yes. we watched it on c-span. can you address som
host: tough decisions like raising the debt ceiling? guest: there has not been in opposition to raising the debt ceiling -- if there is a plan. we continue to raise a debt like having a 30 year mortgage and saying now i have a 40 year mortgage, now i have a 50 your mortgage. you are never making the payments to pay it down. if we have a plan to pay it down, we understand the deficit -- the debt ceiling will increase in the short run to bring in better fiscal policy. host: and in florida. in...
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ceilings and all the democratic votes they needed to raise the debt ceiling even when there was some republican control, the thing to watch for me is whether nancy pelosi, the democratic leader in the house, chuck schumer will be saying, we learned our lesson, we are never going to play games with the debt limit again. remember, they all said that it -- said that on the democratic side. democrats go back to playing games on their side because can speak ryan get 218 republican votes to raise the debt limit would be a good political issue for the democrats? even though it is really playing with fire, in terms of a policy question. this is lisa from shreveport, louisiana. republican line. caller: hi pedro. anyway, i wanted to say this, please give me a chance. first off, i think you need to fix the health care system. my son is a diabetic and he needs health care. also, i would bring back tom coburn, put him in the cabinet. on the supreme court i would put someone like franklin graham. as far as the anarchists go, you put them on a helicopter and send them to syria. as far as that, i th
ceilings and all the democratic votes they needed to raise the debt ceiling even when there was some republican control, the thing to watch for me is whether nancy pelosi, the democratic leader in the house, chuck schumer will be saying, we learned our lesson, we are never going to play games with the debt limit again. remember, they all said that it -- said that on the democratic side. democrats go back to playing games on their side because can speak ryan get 218 republican votes to raise the...
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host: republican senate leaders -- a debt ceiling crisis. if we had default it on the debt, that would have sent the stock market down and created a lot of uncertainty. mitch mcconnell says he did what he needed to do. guest: the bulk of the house and the senate have been particularly inept at negotiating some sort of budget. remember when they took office or in -- office. they had promised some serious spending cuts. they have been losing that fight ever since. mitch mcconnell engineered the back away from the sequester. i think that somebody else needs to take charge of this. the real problem is not whether or not we increase the debt ceiling. the real problem with the national debt. andck obama and harry reid the republicans have been unable to do anything about that. somebody needs to step up and help. host: you have endorsed the primary challengers in mississippi and kentucky. not in texas, where there is a primary challenge. why? guest: part of the reason is the structure. we're waiting to see if there is a credible challenge. much lik
host: republican senate leaders -- a debt ceiling crisis. if we had default it on the debt, that would have sent the stock market down and created a lot of uncertainty. mitch mcconnell says he did what he needed to do. guest: the bulk of the house and the senate have been particularly inept at negotiating some sort of budget. remember when they took office or in -- office. they had promised some serious spending cuts. they have been losing that fight ever since. mitch mcconnell engineered the...
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the next morning, the white house said we now have a debt ceiling crisis coming up and the dropdead deadline is november 5. here's what i would like to do, john. i would like to create a constitutional amendment that would require a balanced budget. i think your father would have appreciated such a move. i would like to see it sent to the states for ratification as a condition of raising the national debt. if they ratify a balanced budget resolution, they would say, we do not want to see you in the red any longer. i think we should do that. we have not had a balanced budget under this president. edwin christian tweets to you that if the freedom caucus can shut down the house, it will never run under regular order. guest: i am the chairman of the conservative opportunity society. i have shared that group -- chaired that group for years now. we try to be the conscience of the conservatives, the full spectrum of constitutional conservatives. we will work with the freedom caucus and the liberty caucus and the tea party caucus. we came together and cohost the meeting where we spoke to each of the
the next morning, the white house said we now have a debt ceiling crisis coming up and the dropdead deadline is november 5. here's what i would like to do, john. i would like to create a constitutional amendment that would require a balanced budget. i think your father would have appreciated such a move. i would like to see it sent to the states for ratification as a condition of raising the national debt. if they ratify a balanced budget resolution, they would say, we do not want to see you in...
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let's not raise the debt ceiling. we bring in $250 billion a month. that we are live on way over budget. theset do you think of folks like jeff? under this administration, the debt increased by almost 60%. the bar almost $2 million a day. it is a problem. would be disastrous for the economy. there are other efforts to cut back on spending. here, whenppened republicans decided to go with this all or nothing strategy, we really lost a leverage for a better deal. we probably wound up with a worse than we could have if republicans pursued a more pragmatic strategy. obamacare is a subject that is talked about. the president is having a speech this morning to talk about the problems with health care. strategy when it came to focusing on obamacare, this is something that jeb bush talked about yesterday on one of the sunday shows. i want to play that. [video clip] >> show how obamacare does not work. have a little bit of self- restraint. it might actually be politically a better approach to see the massive dissent -- dysfunction. we do not even hear about tha
let's not raise the debt ceiling. we bring in $250 billion a month. that we are live on way over budget. theset do you think of folks like jeff? under this administration, the debt increased by almost 60%. the bar almost $2 million a day. it is a problem. would be disastrous for the economy. there are other efforts to cut back on spending. here, whenppened republicans decided to go with this all or nothing strategy, we really lost a leverage for a better deal. we probably wound up with a worse...
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how much did we raise the debt ceiling? an unspecify -- specified amount. we didn't raise it a half a trillion or a trillion, we raised it an unspecified amount and we raised the bunt cams. this is the second time we did this. many in washington said oh, we can't have the sequester. the sequester is killing us. we won't have any national defense with the sequester. crazy. do you know how much money we've spent on national defense and i believe in a strong national defense. killle kelly's dad spent 20 years in the air force. her brother was in the air force academy. my dad with us in the air force. you're not stronger from bankruptcy court. the biggest threat to our national security right now is our dealt so for the candidates who come before you -- let's just say rubio, and say they want a trillion dollars more in military spending ask them where they're going to get it? we had a vote on the budget. marco put forward an amendment to increase military spending by $200 billion and cruz seconded it. they both voted for this amendment. i said where's the money
how much did we raise the debt ceiling? an unspecify -- specified amount. we didn't raise it a half a trillion or a trillion, we raised it an unspecified amount and we raised the bunt cams. this is the second time we did this. many in washington said oh, we can't have the sequester. the sequester is killing us. we won't have any national defense with the sequester. crazy. do you know how much money we've spent on national defense and i believe in a strong national defense. killle kelly's dad...
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host: more on the debt ceiling vote in the senate. and to tailor who covered the budget for the associated press has been covering capitol hill on that issue -- andrew taylor. he had several tweets last night after the vote. sayaid this, "i want to something about the way senate leaders handled a key vote. typically vote tallies are announced publicly in real time on c-span. this one was not, seemingly at the request of republicans." we do not control the cameras in the chamber in the senate or the house and we do not control the audio or the proceedings. so this request was made to the people that sit at the desk there, according to andrew taylor. instead, the only people that could see was going on were insiders and reporters watching the vote live in the chamber. it is impossible to be sure how senators vote if they do not make a gesture. so the public, wall street, can be sure. -- could not be sure. it is not acceptable for investors to deny information available to lawmakers and their staff cared the media must demand a public st
host: more on the debt ceiling vote in the senate. and to tailor who covered the budget for the associated press has been covering capitol hill on that issue -- andrew taylor. he had several tweets last night after the vote. sayaid this, "i want to something about the way senate leaders handled a key vote. typically vote tallies are announced publicly in real time on c-span. this one was not, seemingly at the request of republicans." we do not control the cameras in the chamber in the...
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the debt ceiling is one of them. to getts had also wanted an extension on unemployment insurance into the bill, but that is also something that patty murray and paul ryan decided not to touch. it is a very modest deal. it is not the grand bargain that -- long been thought been sought. but they tried to get some agreement. they didn't really tackle entitlements. they did not tackle revenues. what they did at least find a way to come to agreement on something, osha had not been able to do before. $63 billion in sequester cuts, the automatic spending cuts are restored, and the deal prevents government shutdown through october 2015. no unemployment that if it's extended, the long-term unemployment benefits. the deficit cut by $22 billion over a decade. how did they do that? guest: they found a way to cut $85 billion over the next two years. they did that in a few ways. they are making federal workers in the military pay more into their pensions. $6 billion in savings that way. they also used budget tricks to extend the t
the debt ceiling is one of them. to getts had also wanted an extension on unemployment insurance into the bill, but that is also something that patty murray and paul ryan decided not to touch. it is a very modest deal. it is not the grand bargain that -- long been thought been sought. but they tried to get some agreement. they didn't really tackle entitlements. they did not tackle revenues. what they did at least find a way to come to agreement on something, osha had not been able to do before....
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later in the fall unit the debt ceiling, another enormously contentious issue. a lot of republicans don't want to raise the debt ceiling, they just want to cut deficits and cut the debt that way. we will have that fight a later. the big one when they come back is going to be government funding with the two-year-old shutdown in mind and it's not an easy issue for the republicans to legislate with their conservative caucuses. host: mike lillis with "the hill." we always appreciate you on "washington journal." coming back to his question of whether soldiers should be allowed to carry their weapons on military bases, and i recruiting centers. we are getting your fox -- your thoughts this morning. democrats, republicans independents and a line for retired military. donald trump stirs the pot with a comment on military bases being gun free zones, this from "the boston globe." before marine shot to death on thursday never had a chance. the death toll rising out of five. they were highly trained but helpless without guns. trump tweeted on friday morning before later wri
later in the fall unit the debt ceiling, another enormously contentious issue. a lot of republicans don't want to raise the debt ceiling, they just want to cut deficits and cut the debt that way. we will have that fight a later. the big one when they come back is going to be government funding with the two-year-old shutdown in mind and it's not an easy issue for the republicans to legislate with their conservative caucuses. host: mike lillis with "the hill." we always appreciate you...
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if you go back to 2011, the debt ceiling obviously caused a lot of turmoil in financial markets. at the end of the day, a government is represented by whoever is elected as its leaders. so whether or not the republican party makes, you know, the debt situation and the deficit a big part of their agenda in the upcoming elections will sort of determine, you know, if that is their focus. you know, really, it is up to the american people. if they believe this is a threat electing a consistency closer to the tea party that would aggressively cut spending and that sort of thing -- it is certainly a great question. i don't have a crystal ball to really give you the answer, but i think we'll be hearing a lot about it from all the candidates in the next presidential race. host: by midweek, focus had shifted away from greece and a lot of concerns about the up evil in the chinese stock market. why? guest: the china stock market was, especially in wreck respect -- in retrospect, almost a maniac type of market. it's more than doubled in the last year and the evaluations on price levels and ot
if you go back to 2011, the debt ceiling obviously caused a lot of turmoil in financial markets. at the end of the day, a government is represented by whoever is elected as its leaders. so whether or not the republican party makes, you know, the debt situation and the deficit a big part of their agenda in the upcoming elections will sort of determine, you know, if that is their focus. you know, really, it is up to the american people. if they believe this is a threat electing a consistency...
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and raising the debt ceiling? now, i may be misinterpreting the facts. but i'm pretty sure that is called being irresponsible. as i gain knowledge and understanding about the debt crisis from working on this project, i decided for myself of that the only solution was to make drastic spending cuts across the board. in fact, i was so sure about my solution that i decided to approach presidential candidate senator rubio and ask him about it directly. what will you, if elected, would be willing to sacrifice in order to regain control of government spending? senator rubio: it is not about sacrifice, as much as it is about making ranges to medicare and social security for future generations. we can leave it exactly the way it is for people who are retired now and about to retire, but for younger americans like myself and you and the people watching this, the program will work differently. instead of retiring at 67, i will have to retire at 68. that will bring the debt under control. olivia: after talking to senator rubi
and raising the debt ceiling? now, i may be misinterpreting the facts. but i'm pretty sure that is called being irresponsible. as i gain knowledge and understanding about the debt crisis from working on this project, i decided for myself of that the only solution was to make drastic spending cuts across the board. in fact, i was so sure about my solution that i decided to approach presidential candidate senator rubio and ask him about it directly. what will you, if elected, would be willing to...